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British Film Institute takes delegation of producers to Rio Film Festival
The British Film Institute (BFI) has taken a delegation of British producers to the Rio Film Festival in Brazil to help develop relations between the two production industries. A new co-production treaty between the two countries is expected to come…
Scotland compiles location shortlist for new film studio
Four different sites in Scotland are reportedly being assessed as possibilities for the development of a film studio. Scotland is a popular filming location but the government is under pressure to develop large-scale studio facilities to secure the production industry’s…
Today is entry deadline for Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2013
Entries for Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2013 must be submitted today (27 September 2013). The Location Guide is a partner of the festival that specifically recognises the craft of storytelling in commercials and the event will take place in…
Wanda Group in China unveils plans for new film studio in Qingdao
The Wanda Group in China has unveiled plans for a major new film studio in Qingdao in the north-east of the country. An investment of about USD8.2 billion is planned to deliver a 10,000-square-metre studio complex and 19 smaller stages,…
Emmys spotlight popular Washington DC setting but filming goes elsewhere
Five popular TV series set to dominate this weekend’s Emmy awards have Washington DC settings but were all filmed elsewhere in the US. Washington does not have a reputation as a particularly film-friendly city due to the lack of a…
New musical Sunshine on Leith could boost Edinburgh location filming
New musical feature Sunshine on Leith could help boost location filming in Edinburgh. Based on a stage production and featuring music from The Proclaimers, the film tells the story of two soldiers adapting to life back in the Scottish capital…
Wefilm concludes Heineken Dropped campaign filming in Poland and Philippines
Dutch production company Wefilm travelled to Poland and the Philippines to film the latest entries in Wieden+Kennedy’s Dropped digital campaign for Heineken. The Poland episodes involved skydiving with clowns and the team stranded itself on a desert island in the…
AFCI Locations Show moves to March dates in Century City for 2014
The AFCI Locations Show will move to 27-29 March at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City in Los Angeles for 2014. For the past two years the event has taken place in downtown Los Angeles in June. The…
Entry deadline set for Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2013 in Berlin
The deadline for entries to this year’s Ciclope International Festival of Craft in Berlin has been set for 27 September. Ciclope specifically recognises the craft of storytelling in international commercial production and this will be its fourth edition. The Location…
Matthew McConaughey feature Dallas Buyers Club doubles Louisiana for Texas
Feature film Dallas Buyers Club, whose star Matthew McConaughey is being widely tipped for an Oscar nomination, filmed on location in New Orleans, doubling the Louisiana city for Dallas, Texas. The film tells the true story of a bigoted electrician…